Of trimming, organizing and good friends

It was a planning and implementation day.  Chantelle was trimming, and trimming and trimming.  There were woolly bears walking on the property early and beautifully trimmed Airedales and Welsh departing late in the day.  Chantelle's arm may never be the same and it took a lot of coffee from the best-coffee-machine-in-the-world.  Ken spent a lot of time hunting and gathering.  It was back and forth to the fruit stand across the road on a regular basis - we're pretty sure he was hearing voices.  Lee was hopping from thing to thing - not sure of her syndrome but sure that there is one.  There was organizing to be done prior to her leaving - Ken to get sorted, plans and reservations to be made cleaning to be done and dogs to be managed.  Meals still had to happen and there were the requisite week end visits to fit in. 

The kennel is doing well and the dogs were happy with great weather.  Roddi and Ruari are thriving.  Roddi now has to be walked on lead to his run, having found a new route requiring his sharing his sentiments with the Airedales in yard number two.  His energy level with the potion is much higher.  Megan arrived with her bed, blanket and list of instructions.  She is on the trimming list asap and in spite of her somewhat natural look, has been accepted by the better coiffed crew.  Pippa and Nemo are happily looking after each other and exploring Penny's legacy.  Ruff and Lucy are best pals and enjoy their yard for hours at a time - as retrievers are wont to do.  Barrett and Trebia are loving the weather, the running and life in general.  The star crossed pair have almost put behind them the bad person who separates them.  Shadow has also had a spin with Trebia.  He is doing fine, likes the yard and no longer feels the need to extricate himself from the yards.  He is cleaning his dish at every meal - fresh air and exercise are good for him.  Darby was here and Ian and Ken had a long and seemingly heartfelt chat at the gate while Darby listened with rapt attention.  Burton was here overnight for his trim and a little vacation.  He liked that and looked great when he left, a good thing because he is in a wedding party next week. 

The house dogs were in and out a lot because the yard was so busy.  They left the house en masse and trooped in the same way, settling happily in the air conditioning.  All are well and happy - although there will be long faces when they see Lee's suitcase tomorrow.  The lines to the bedroom were long.  The bedrooms cool off and the dogs prefer to be with their people.  Reg, Catherine, Tim and Gillian were here to say good by and Tim gave his friends a great run and some final exercise.  Charlotte should be good until their visit next year.  She adores Tim. 

Meals were not bad for such a busy day.  There was a bar b que fest at noon with ice cream treats and then there was dinner.  It was Hodge Podge with Ken's new potatoes dug today, new carrots, peas and beans from the fruit stand and the requisite cream and butter and grilled chicken.  Lee had made a strawberry pie for dessert and Dawn and Jimmy joined us for the meal so a great time was had by all.